Kia ora and welcome – let us show you around!

We’ve spent a lifetime exploring this beautiful country. Let us show you some of our favourite places, including the tourist highlights as well as some authentic local destinations and experiences within a few hours of Auckland city.
Our tours (aka Road Trips) are ‘small group’ and ‘flexible – often personalised’ with room for up to 10 visitors.
Our road trips are relaxed and fun, just like sight-seeing with family and friends. We hope to see you soon! – Brian & Zana

Our Tours (Aka ‘Road Trips’)

We offer a variety of tours to explore, discover and experience some of the most impressive locations within a few hours of Auckland City. All of our tours have flexible options to suit all interests and abilities. Also feel free to drop us a line if you are interested in a private friends or family tour.

Half day tours

One day tours

Two day overnight tours

Popular Tourist Trips

Rough 'n' ready tours

Personalised Tours

Popular Tourist Attractions

Some of New Zealand's most internationally famous attractions are an easy return day trip from Auckland city. We would love to take you to experience some of these highlights while you are visiting Auckland - just give us a call or drop us an email.

Literally bubbling with thermal and cultural wonders, Rotorua is a unique region of New Zealand which is not to be missed. Our Rotorua adventure includes cultural experiences, steaming colourful thermal fields, hot bubbling pools of mud, geysers and much more.

We specialise in small group tours of up to 8 people (or 10 hobbits) for a flexible and friendly transport service.
Let us transport you to experience the magical Hobbiton movie set exactly as it featured in the epic 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit' trilogies.

Beneath the hills of the king country lies a network of underground cave systems famous for the spectacular geology and the abundance of glow worms which illuminate the cave walls. Waitomo caves offers a range of experiences from relaxed and tranquil to raging and extreme. Our return journey may include an optional stop at the Otorohanga kiwi house - home to a variety of our native species.

Auckland Regional Highlights

We love our region and the variety of experiences that it has to offer, and we understand that it can be difficult to work out what you would like to see when you don’t know the area like we do. To try to make it easier we have put together an overview of how ‘we’ might describe the contrasting features of our surrounding regions within an hour or so from the city centre.

What they’re saying

A quality experience in every way

To give you even more confidence, our tour adventures have been evaluated and awarded Qualmark certification - an industry recognised quality standard which provides assurance of a safe, high quality, industry approved experience. No cowboys here!

About Aotea Roadies

‘Roadie’ is short for ‘road trip’ in kiwi speak and most kiwis are familiar with the iconic ‘road trip’ experience. Nostalgic memories of a trusty old station wagon jam packed to the tops of the windows with friends, family, pets and neighbours; pillows, sleeping bags, chips and lollies, camping gear, chillie bins, togs, and as many toys and jandals as you can cram into the gaps. As such, the classic road trip is loaded with anticipation and excitement for the inevitable adventures that lie ahead.